Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	86R10626 SOS-F
2	2	By: Lozano H.B. No. 3818
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the establishment of the work-based learning task
8	8	force.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Chapter 133, Education Code, is amended by
11	11	adding Section 133.010 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 133.010. WORK-BASED LEARNING TASK FORCE. (a) In
13	13	this section:
14	14	(1) "Agency" means the Texas Education Agency.
15	15	(2) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher
16	16	Education Coordinating Board.
17	17	(3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning
18	18	assigned by Section 61.003.
19	19	(4) "Open-enrollment charter school" has the meaning
20	20	assigned by Section 5.001.
21	21	(5) "Task force" means the work-based learning task
22	22	force established under this section.
23	23	(6) "Work-based learning opportunity" includes a
24	24	youth or adult apprenticeship or internship that provides paid work
25	25	experience and corresponding classroom instruction, delivered in
26	26	an employment relationship that both the business and worker intend
27	27	to lead to an industry-recognized credential and full-time
28	28	employment after completion of the program.
29	29	(b) The work-based learning task force is established to
30	30	develop strategies for expanding and improving the delivery of
31	31	work-based learning opportunities in this state.
32	32	(c) The task force is composed of the following 18 members:
33	33	(1) one member of the commission, appointed by the
34	34	executive director of the commission;
35	35	(2) one member of the coordinating board, appointed by
36	36	the commissioner of higher education;
37	37	(3) one member of the agency, appointed by the
38	38	commissioner of education;
39	39	(4) five members appointed by the governor as follows:
40	40	(A) one member from a school district or
41	41	open-enrollment charter school;
42	42	(B) one member from an institution of higher
43	43	education;
44	44	(C) two members from a high-growth, high-wage
45	45	industry; and
46	46	(D) one member from a statewide advocacy
47	47	organization representing young adults, a statewide education
48	48	advocacy organization, or a student organization that focuses on
49	49	apprenticeships;
50	50	(5) five members appointed by the lieutenant governor
51	51	as follows:
52	52	(A) one member from a school district or
53	53	open-enrollment charter school;
54	54	(B) one member from an institution of higher
55	55	education;
56	56	(C) two members from a high-growth, high-wage
57	57	industry; and
58	58	(D) one member from a statewide advocacy
59	59	organization representing young adults, a statewide education
60	60	advocacy organization, or a student organization that focuses on
61	61	apprenticeships; and
62	62	(6) five members appointed by the speaker of the house
63	63	of representatives as follows:
64	64	(A) one member from a school district or
65	65	open-enrollment charter school;
66	66	(B) one member from an institution of higher
67	67	education;
68	68	(C) two members from a high-growth, high-wage
69	69	industry; and
70	70	(D) one member from a statewide advocacy
71	71	organization representing young adults, a statewide education
72	72	advocacy organization, or a student organization that focuses on
73	73	apprenticeships.
74	74	(d) The members of the task force shall select a presiding
75	75	officer from among the membership.
76	76	(e) The task force shall meet at the call of the presiding
77	77	officer.
78	78	(f) A member of the task force serves at the will of the
79	79	member's appointing authority. A vacancy on the task force must be
80	80	filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
81	81	(g) A member of the task force may not receive compensation
82	82	for serving on the task force but is entitled to reimbursement for
83	83	travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the
84	84	business of the task force as provided by the General
85	85	Appropriations Act.
86	86	(h) The commission, the coordinating board, and the agency
87	87	shall each provide necessary administrative and technical support
88	88	for the activities of the task force.
89	89	(i) The task force may solicit gifts, grants, and donations
90	90	from any public or private source for use in carrying out the task
91	91	force's duties under this section.
92	92	(j) The task force shall:
93	93	(1) develop recommendations for:
94	94	(A) increasing the number of work-based learning
95	95	opportunities in this state and the availability of those
96	96	opportunities, including for persons experiencing barriers to
97	97	employment and who are historically underrepresented in
98	98	high-growth, high-wage industries, with a particular focus on
99	99	occupations other than building and construction trades;
100	100	(B) removing barriers that impede the growth of
101	101	work-based learning opportunities in this state, including in small
102	102	and mid-size companies and in industries that have not historically
103	103	offered work-based learning opportunities;
104	104	(C) addressing employer concerns regarding
105	105	liability for work-based learning opportunities;
106	106	(D) improving a diverse pipeline of access to and
107	107	success in work-based learning opportunities, including assistance
108	108	with child care, food, and transportation;
109	109	(E) aligning public and private funding for
110	110	work-based learning opportunities;
111	111	(F) identifying data to be collected from
112	112	work-based learning opportunity providers; and
113	113	(G) establishing a process for the collection and
114	114	maintenance of data described by Paragraph (F) and for the
115	115	reporting of that data to policymakers and the public;
116	116	(2) develop critical guidance for local sector or
117	117	industry partnerships on how to serve as intermediaries
118	118	facilitating work-based learning opportunities, including guidance
119	119	regarding:
120	120	(A) marketing work-based learning opportunities
121	121	to community stakeholders;
122	122	(B) assisting business in establishing
123	123	work-based learning opportunities; and
124	124	(C) providing or brokering education and
125	125	training for individuals experiencing barriers to employment; and
126	126	(3) identify any resources that are needed, and any
127	127	current resources that could be redirected, to expand work-based
128	128	learning opportunities in this state.
129	129	(k) In carrying out its duties under this section, the task
130	130	force shall consult with stakeholders, including young adults
131	131	participating in work-based learning opportunities.
132	132	(l) Not later than December 1, 2020, the task force shall
133	133	submit a written report to the legislature, the commission, the
134	134	coordinating board, and the agency that includes:
135	135	(1) the task force's findings;
136	136	(2) a summary of the stakeholder input received by the
137	137	task force;
138	138	(3) recommendations for legislative or other action
139	139	and proposed legislation; and
140	140	(4) a statement regarding the feasibility of the task
141	141	force's recommendations.
142	142	(m) The task force is abolished and this section expires
143	143	September 1, 2021.
144	144	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
145	145	of this Act, the appropriate persons shall appoint the members of
146	146	the task force created by Section 133.010, Education Code, as added
147	147	by this Act.
148	148	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.